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Aug. 18th, 2006 01:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
madbakerCongratulations, you California voters who turned down Proposition 77. Sure, it wasn't perfect - but it was far better than the current system.
Legislators promised that if voters rejected it, they would pass redistricting reform this year.
Guess what? They lied. The Senate passed a bill, but made sure that it didn't get to the Assembly in time for a vote.
So we're still stuck with a system where politicians gerrymander districts to ensure their re-election.
And you wonder why voters are cynical and don't vote?
Congratulations.
Legislators promised that if voters rejected it, they would pass redistricting reform this year.
Guess what? They lied. The Senate passed a bill, but made sure that it didn't get to the Assembly in time for a vote.
So we're still stuck with a system where politicians gerrymander districts to ensure their re-election.
And you wonder why voters are cynical and don't vote?
Congratulations.
